The participants of the Russian Gastronomy Week opening ceremony were also offered to participate in the expositions of food products, beverages and souvenirs from the Arkhangelsk region and Nenetsk Autonomous District, as well as in the exquisite buffet reception, prepared by the team of chefs under the guidance of Anton Salnikov, the chef of the Buloshnaya Restaurant House (Moscow), accompanied by the Abrau-Durso Russian sparkling wine, Bread wine by Chemerisov and Partners company and Greek wines from the Agreco and Hilandar wineries.
«Your initiative and personal contribution deserve the highest appreciation of the Greek side, as the role of gastronomy in the approach and mutual understanding between our cultures is difficult to overestimate», — said Mr. Polykarpos Efstathiou, Director of Russia and CIS Department of the GNTO in his official feedback letter about the event.